This week Matthew is joined by Harmit Malik, the co-associate director of Basic Sciences at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center to talk all things heroes, villains, and genomes. Tune in as Harmit walks us through his exploration of genet

Stories on Fueling Curiosity with Cynthia Kenyon

Jul 21st, 2021 31m 40s

This week Matthew is joined by Cynthia Kenyon, Vice President of Aging Research at Calico Labs, to discuss all things aging, worms, and proving others wrong. Tune in as Cynthia walks us through her discovery of controlled aging mechanisms and s

Stories on Observing with Eva Nogales

May 19th, 2021 31m 14s

This week Matthew is joined by Eva Nogales, a researcher and professor at Berkeley to talk all things microscopes, image analysis, and the future of science. Listen as Eva describes the importance of observation in scientific discovery, and sha

Stories On Starting From Nothing with Jens Holst

Apr 2nd, 2021 26m 12s

“So, if you have an out-of-the-box idea, how do you get started with pursuing it?” "How do you go from zero-to-one?"Let’s find out.In this month's episode, Jens Holst takes us through his quest to discover the current frontline target and medic

Stories on Risk, Failure, and Success with David Sabatini

Feb 17th, 2021 18m 22s

This week Matthew sits down with David Sabatini, a researcher and professor at MIT to talk all things growth, metabolism, and disease fighting. Listen as David describes his work with the mTOR pathway; a story about the payoff of hard work, ded

Stories on Systems of Discovery with Bob Lefkowitz

Jan 15th, 2021 31m 32s

This week Matthew sits down with Bob Lefkowitz, a researcher and professor at Duke University Medical Center, to talk all things receptors, signaling, and drug targeting. Listen as Bob details his discovery of cellular receptors called GPCRs; a

Stories on Building Knowledge with Bruce Spiegelman

Dec 16th, 2020 26m 44s

This week Matthew sits down with Bruce Spiegelman, a researcher and professor at Harvard Medical School and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (https://spiegelmanlab.dana-farber.org)--------CONNECT WITH US:💌 Join our community for updates - http

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Stories of Discovery with Matthew Hirschey

Nov 19th, 2020 4m 2s

In a preview to the Heureka! Stories project, this week Matthew shares the apocryphal tale which inspired him to create the Heureka podcast. Listen as he delves into the story of Archimedes and details the lessons we can learn from his discover

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